#042525#042525

#042525 is a very dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.015; OKLCH L 24.1% C 0.037 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#042525
RGB	rgb(4, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(180, 80%, 8%)
HSV	hsv(180, 89%, 15%)
CMYK	cmyk(89.2%, 0%, 0%, 85.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(12.50, -11.63, -3.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(12.50, 12.14, 196.62°)
OKLab	oklab(24.13% -0.0361 -0.0096)
OKLCH	oklch(24.13% 0.037 195)
XYZ	xyz(1.0454, 1.4824, 1.9809)
Luminance	0.0148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#042525 #250404

analogous

#042514 #042525 #041425

triadic

#042525 #250425 #252504

tetradic

#042525 #140425 #250404 #142504

square

#042525 #140425 #250404 #142504

split-complementary

#042525 #250414 #251404

monochromatic

#031C1C #031C1C #042525 #0A5C5C #109393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.20

#042525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.30

#042525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #042525

16.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##042525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##042525	1.00	16.20	1.30	16.20
#FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#222325

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D1F25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#002725

Achromatopsia (no color)

#212121

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #042525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(4, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.1% 0.037 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#4a5f5f',
    500: '#042525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #042525;
$custom-light: #4a5f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#042525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 4,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 80.488,
    "l": 8.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2413,
    "c": 0.0374,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.01483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#042525

secondary

#681D1D

accent

#3131F7

background

#F4F5F5

surface

#E7E9E9

border

#C3C5C5

text

#010404

muted

#777979

Preview Lab

Preview with #042525

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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